Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-01-22

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People who build houses or At least, according
TO the views OF architects, majority OF them
have habit Of waiting until they want 20 bexiu
actual building operations before making any
effort TO secure plans The result Is that they
come 70 architects In breathless haste and de-
mand plans TO be furnished at once They reprs.
sent that they can't wait and that t Is absolutely
necessary that the house should be begun at once
The architect Is therefore. obliged TO do in day
or two work that TO be done properly requires &C
least weeks time The details are necessarily
sighted and much Is left 20 the discretion and
Judgment OF the builder. Architects, rs a rule,
want TO know why people can't make up their
minds In the winter that they are going 10 build
In the spring. and then they could have time TO
obtain well digested plans with which they them
selves are entirely familiar II Is said that
son why people grumble that their houses cost more
than they expected when they began Is becauso
the plans are not thoroughly understood and 20
changes are inevitable and everybody knows the
''extras' are what swell the cost OF a house Per.
sons who are supposed 10 be familiar with the in
year. but vet the architects ofrices show no syns
OF any unusual activity. IL would naturally be
supposed that all the architects and their a..
sistants were now hard at work making sketch
plans and drawings for the new work. But on the
contrary, this Is the season when they have less 10
do than at any other time during the entire year.
NEW SUBURBAN REsoRr.
new enterprise has Just been inauguratsd
WIN shN vac" vi RftNiuiuk JESUIT IA Tic Cpuntfy
for the citizens OF this city. A company, OF which
Mr. Jefferson Chandler is president; Mr.. Eppa
hunton, vice president and Mr. c. T. Creecy, 800.
rotary, has been organized, and has purchased .
tract OF some hundred acres on the Potomac
about fve and one-half miles from this city. The
place is called River View park, and it ovrrlooks
the Little Falls and the receiving reservoir with
the three hundred and fifty acres surrounding Is
belonging TO the United states government This
In f,,Ss y,.a,
line. II is reached by the conduit road. which
passes through the center OF this property and
continues up 10 Great Falls and when the pro-
posed railroad from this city TO Great Falls is
competed IL VIII run through the park. IL Is also
on the direct line OF Massachusetts, avenue ex-
tended and III that avenue + continued west Of
the Tenleytown road IL will provide direct line
OF communication with the city. IL is the inten-
tlon OIL the owners, many Of whom are New York
cltlzens, TO erect on this property a hotel which
viii AFFORD accommodation to those who wish 70
enjoy the fishing and the high location among tSe
rugged hills OF the upper Potomac.
THE CASINO ENTERPRISE ABANDONED.
The property fronting on Connecticut avenue
between X and streets, which was designed as
the location Of Casino building, is offered for
sale, thus indicating that the company which
started this enterprise has abandoned II The
ground was purchased I'm 1883 by stock COM
pany, with the following board OF directors; I. Y
Letter Oh chicago; Robert Garrett, Of Baitimore;
f. H. Paine, Z. j. hillyer, Chauncey Mckeever, L.
3 A.; j. Il. Parke, U. :. A.; 4. b. Mason and q. l.
Bradley. A foundation was laid, and IL was the
Intention OF the projectors 20 erect q building
costing at least $4,000. The plan adopted
embraced the two features OF casino rooms and
theater, the latter with seating capacity OF some
LOO persons The casino part OF the building
was 10 be series OF rooms two stories high sur.
rounding central court, Which was "a be covered
with dome roof made OF iron and hammered
glass The court was 10 have a fountain In the
center and TO be decorated with flowers and foli-
age plants There was TO be ballroom and other
accommodations for the use OF those who wished 10
give large receptions. The building was Ia occupy
the entire frontage " the lot 155 feet and would
nave been handsome improvement. The direc-
tors had some doubt as TO whether such an enter
prise would be supported here, and In consequence
The building operations were not continued. IL Ia
now decided TO sell the property, and this will
probably be the end OF the casino enterprise In this
CITY, for some time at least